<div dir="ltr"><div><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Hi all,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We are now recruiting <span><span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">mentors</span></span></span></span> for the Spring 2026 cohort of the <span>CCB</span>-<span><span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">SEEDS</span></span></span></span> <span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Mentorship</span></span></span> Program! Please </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdG7unVu2syeSp_L-sD3jaPVC5wYDPIB49PaLOzbjTC-UsSLQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=102337446365925889572" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">sign up here</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> by </span><b>Wednesday, April 15th</b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> if your research is in the fields of Ecology, Evolution, and/or 
Conservation Biology, and you have a desire to foster undergraduate interest 
in your field. No previous experience is required and grad students of 
all stages are encouraged to apply!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">As a <span><span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">mentor</span></span></span></span>,
 you will work one-on-one with an undergraduate in a structured yet 
flexible format to teach them the basics of your field and research (see
 </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dCCw36g-yqB_1HkK1xNLFr9iqVzSPtdnUVJRCsBcd7g/edit?usp=sharing">Spring 2026 Program Description</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">,
 also attached to this email). This is a great opportunity to connect 
casually with enthusiastic students that could end up being your vital 
research assistants, and <span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">mentorship</span></span></span> is a highly sought-after addition to
 your CV.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The <span><span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">mentor</span></span></span></span>
 workload is extremely low, and <span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">mentorship</span></span></span> is a valuable experience as a
 grad student. </span>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">If you have any questions about the program, feel free to 
reach out to me (<a href="mailto:audrey.burr@email.ucr.edu" target="_blank">audrey.burr@email.ucr.edu</a>) or Brittney Nguyen (<a href="mailto:brittney.nguyen@email.ucr.edu" target="_blank">brittney.nguyen@email.ucr.edu</a>).</span>

</p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><b>If you are not able to participate this quarter but would still like to support the program, you can help us by sharing our undergraduate student recruitment slide (attached below) with your classes or your lab's undergraduate researchers! </b></span></p>Best,<br>Audrey</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span><font color="#c27ba0">____________________________</font></span></div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Audrey Burr (She/Her)</font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">PhD Candidate | </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Sachs Lab</span></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Evolution, Ecology, & Organismal Biology</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">University of California Riverside</font></div></div></div></div></div>